Matthew Beard

Born: 1925-01-01

Matthew 'Stymie' Beard was born on January 1, 1925 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Matthew Beard Jr. He was an actor, known for Jezebel (1938), School's Out (1930) and The Kid from Borneo (1933). He died on January 8, 1981 in Los Angeles.


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Fallen Angel

as Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)
Released: 1945-11-15

An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging...

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Jezebel

as Ti Bat
Released: 1938-03-26

In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who...

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The Prisoner of Shark Island

as Boy at Dr. Mudd's door
Released: 1936-02-28

After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth, responsible for the assassination of...

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The Return of Frank James

as Mose
Released: 1940-08-10

Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords. Preserved by...

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The Buddy Holly Story

as Luther
Released: 1978-05-18

A chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly, who aspires to play...

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Dead Reckoning

as Bellboy (uncredited)
Released: 1946-12-31

War heroes Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are sent to Washington, D.C, to receive top honors for...

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Captain Blood

as Governor's Attendant (uncredited)
Released: 1935-12-26

Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

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Truck Turner

as Jail Guard
Released: 1974-06-26

Truck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are...

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Hallelujah

as Child (uncredited)
Released: 1929-08-20

A black laborer turns preacher after accidentally killing a man.

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Stormy Weather

as Stagehand (uncredited)
Released: 1943-07-21

The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of...

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The Stolen Jools

as Stymie
Released: 1931-04-04

Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended...

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Belle Starr

as Young Jake (uncredited)
Released: 1941-09-12

After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain...

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Huckleberry Finn

as Jeremiah
Released: 1975-03-25

Huckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes...

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Kid Millions

as Little Boy in Ice Cream Number (uncredited)
Released: 1934-11-10

A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but...

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The Our Gang Story

as Stymie (archive footage)
Released: 1994-01-01

Join all you favorites--Spanky, Buckwheat, Alfalfa, Darla, Butch, Froggy and more--in a...

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The Great Man Votes

as Davy's Friend
Released: 1939-01-13

In 1923, Gregory Vance, a widower with two children, is a former scholar who has turned from...

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Free Eats

as Stymie
Released: 1932-02-13

The kids help capture a family of thieves.

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Teacher's Pet

as Hercules
Released: 1930-10-11

Jackie prepares a series of elaborate jokes for his new teacher.

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The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection (Centennial Edition)

as Stymie
Released: 2022-11-15

A must-have for any true Our Gang fan, this 6-disc set also includes over 4 hours of bonus...

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It's Good to Be Alive

as Stymie
Released: 1974-02-22

This movie details the struggles of former Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella to adapt to...

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The Beloved Brat

as Pinkie White
Released: 1938-04-30

Roberta Morgan is being raised in a wealthy home where her mother is occupied with her...

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Slave Ship

as Black Boy on Pier
Released: 1937-06-16

Action-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced...

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The First Round-Up

as Stymie
Released: 1934-05-05

The gang packs up for a camping trip to Cherry Creek two miles from their home, but to them it...

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Disco 9000

as Harold Jackson
Released: 1976-07-27

Fass Black, an accomplished black man in Los Angeles, is bullied to play another record labels...

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Broken Strings

as Dickey Morley
Released: 1940-01-01

After noted violinist Arthur Williams suffers a hand injury which ends his playing career, his...

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Mush and Milk

as Stymie
Released: 1933-05-27

When Cap's back pension finally comes in, he treats the gang to a day at an amusement park.

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The Bridge of San Luis Rey

as Pancho (uncredited)
Released: 1944-02-11

A rope bridge over a gorge in the Peruvian Andes snaps, sending five people plunging to their...

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Swanee River

as Negro Boy
Released: 1939-12-29

Swanee River is a 1940 American biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who...

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Reunion in Rhythm

as Stymie
Released: 1937-01-08

The gang puts on a musical show at a reunion for some of the former Gang kids.

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The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 3

as uncredited
Released: 2021-10-19

From 1929 to 1931, Hal Roach's “Our Gang” series showcasing scruffy but lovable kids was among...

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My Best Girl

as Child (uncredited)
Released: 1927-10-31

Joe Merrill, son of the millionaire owner of a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores, poses as Joe...

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Teacher's Beau

as Stymie
Released: 1935-04-27

The gang tries to dissuade their teacher from getting married.

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Wild Poses

as Stymie
Released: 1933-10-28

Spanky's parents take their reluctant boy to get his portrait taken by a prissy photographer.

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Free Wheeling

as Stymie
Released: 1932-09-30

Stymie takes Dickie for a ride in his runaway car and cures his stiff neck.

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Birthday Blues

as Stymie
Released: 1932-11-12

Dickie throws a birthday party to try to raise money to buy his mother a birthday present.

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Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)
Released: 1984-01-01

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they...

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Love Business

as Stymie
Released: 1931-02-14

Miss Crabtree, the teacher Jackie has a crush on, rents a room at Jackie's house.

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Spanky

as Stymie/Uncle Tom
Released: 1932-03-25

While staging a play, Spanky finds his father's hiding place for the family "fortune."

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Choo-Choo!

as Stymie
Released: 1932-05-07

The gang trades places with a group of orphans about to take a train ride.

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The Pooch

as Stymie
Released: 1932-06-11

The gang tries to save Petey from the dogcatcher.

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Pray TV

as Willie Washington / usher (as Stymie Beard)
Released: 1980-05-23

A failing television station is bought out by a slick TV evangelist and starts making mountains...

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Fly My Kite

as Stymie
Released: 1931-05-30

A greedy man tries to get rid of his mother by putting her in an old folks home until he...

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Little Daddy

as Stymie
Released: 1931-03-28

Farina plans a going-away party for Stymie as authorities prepare to place him in an orphanage.

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Shrimps for a Day

as Stymie
Released: 1934-12-07

A magic lamp lets a young couple become kids again and exposes a mean old man who runs his...

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Forgotten Babies

as Stymie
Released: 1933-03-11

While the rest of the gang goes fishing, Spanky gets stuck babysitting.

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Way Down South

as Gumbo
Released: 1939-07-21

In the pre-Civil War South, a plantation owner dies and leaves all his possessions, including...

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Helping Grandma

as Stymie
Released: 1931-01-03

The kids' adopted grandma decides to sell her store, but can't decide whom to sell it to. The...

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Outside These Walls

as Penny (uncredited)
Released: 1939-05-04

Walen plays Dan Sparling, a convicted embezzler who becomes editor of his prison newspaper....

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Four Parts

as Boy Looking for Lost Penny (uncredited)
Released: 1934-03-17

Charley is one of four identical brothers, which drives his girlfriend nuts.

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Penrod and Sam

as Buzz
Released: 1937-02-28

A boy (Billy Mauch) and his gang catch bank robbers using their clubhouse as a hide-out.

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Beginner's Luck

as Stymie
Released: 1935-02-23

Spanky's mother pushes him to join a local theater amateur night.

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Kentucky

as Black Child
Released: 1938-12-30

Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky...

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Mike Fright

as Stymie
Released: 1934-08-25

The gang attends a radio station amateur show.

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Hi'–Neighbor!

as Stymie
Released: 1934-03-02

The gang decides to build their own fire engine.

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The Kid from Borneo

as Stymie
Released: 1933-04-15

The gang goes to a circus sideshow to visit Dickie, Dorothy, and Spanky's uncle, mistakenly...

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Washee Ironee

as Stymie
Released: 1934-11-13

Rich boy Waldo gets his clothes dirty playing football with the gang just before he has to go to...

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Dogs Is Dogs

as Stymie
Released: 1931-11-21

Wheezer and Dorothy are forced to live with her evil stepmother and her brat son.

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The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 4

as uncredited
Released: 2022-01-18

Remastered, uncut and beautifully restored, now you can see The Little Rascals like never...

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Show Boat

as Child
Released: 1929-07-27

This film sticks very closely to the Edna Ferber novel, rather than the musical based on the...

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School's Out

as Hercules
Released: 1930-11-21

The schoolchildren lost their last teacher because she got married and quit her job. When the...

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Anniversary Trouble

as Stymie
Released: 1935-03-13

The gang's treasury is entrusted to Spanky, who accidentally gets it mixed up with his father's...

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Our Gang - Comedy Festival

as Stymie
Released: 2001-05-15

Featuring the most riotous Rascals of all. This hilarious comedy compilation spans more than...

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Shiver My Timbers

as Stymie
Released: 1931-10-09

The Gang plays hooky from school so they can listen to the tall tales of a friendly sea captain.

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The Little Rascals: The Best of Our Gang Collection (In Color)

as Stymie
Released: 1931-07-01

Spanky, Buckwheat, Porky and all of the Little Rascals at their hilarious best! All films in...

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Hearts in Dixie

as Child
Released: 1929-01-02

Nappus sends his grandson north for schooling to shelter him from their community.

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Fish Hooky

as Stymie
Released: 1933-01-28

A truant officer spots the kids in an amusement park. They try to escape him.

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Rainbow on the River

as Lilybell Jones (uncredited)
Released: 1936-12-18

A young boy is forced to leave his family in the South and move in with relatives he doesn't...

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The Little Rascals' Christmas Special

as Butcher (voice)
Released: 1979-12-03

Spanky and Porky try to figure out a way to get their mother a winter coat for Christmas after...

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The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 2

as uncredited
Released: 2021-08-03

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 2 contains the next 11 Our Gang sound...

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The Burning Cross

as Shoeshiner (uncredited)
Released: 1947-09-01

Recently returned from WWII combat, unable to find a job, finding his sweetheart engaged to...

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Bedtime Worries

as Stymie
Released: 1933-09-08

Spanky's parents are trying unsuccessfully to get Spanky to spend a peaceful first night in his...

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Bargain Day

as Stymie
Released: 1931-05-01

Wheezer and Stymie, door-to-door salesmen, meet a lonely little rich girl.

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Grand Jury

as Marshmallow (uncredited)
Released: 1936-08-07

When a grand jury acquits a gangster accused of murder, a retired elderly citizen decides it's...

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A Day at Santa Anita

as Eclipse (uncredited)
Released: 1937-05-22

Orphaned horse-trainer's little daughter has reciprocated bond with horse, which needs her...

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Hook and Ladder

as Stymie
Released: 1932-08-27

The gang, while playing firemen, come upon a real fire.

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For Pete's Sake!

as Stymie
Released: 1934-04-13

The kids try to raise money to buy a doll for Marianne.

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Mama's Little Pirate

as Stymie
Released: 1934-11-02

The gang goes after pirate treasure they believe is hidden in a cave.

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Big Ears

as Stymie
Released: 1931-08-28

Wheezer pretends to be sick in order to get his parents to stop fighting.

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Two-Gun Man from Harlem

as Jimmy Thompson
Released: 1938-05-01

A cowboy is wrongfully accused of murder. He winds up in Harlem, where he assumes the identity...

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Rascal Dazzle

as Stymie
Released: 1981-01-01

The Most Memorable Adventures from the "Our Gang Comedies" aka "The Little Rascals", Narrated By...

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Readin' and Writin'

as Stymie
Released: 1932-02-01

Tired of going to school, Breezy comes up with a plan to get himself expelled.

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The Little Rascals - CENTENNIAL BONUS DISC

as uncredited
Released: 2023-04-18

The BONUS DISC included in the Centennial Collection.

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Honky Donkey

as Stymie
Released: 1934-06-02

Rich kid Wally brings the gang back home to play, along with their mule.

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A Lad an' a Lamp

as Stymie
Released: 1932-12-17

The gang finds what they think is a magic lamp.

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The Cracked Ice Man

as Boy who says, "Three's a crowd" (uncredited)
Released: 1934-01-27

Charley finds that he got more than he bargained for when he takes a job as a kindergarten teacher.

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Emergency!

as Bar Owner
First aired: 1972-01-22

The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and...

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Hawkins

as Gus
First aired: 1973-03-13

Hawkins is a television series which aired for one season on CBS between 1973 and 1974. The...

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East of Eden

as Cotton Eye
First aired: 1981-02-08

A powerful eight-hour adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1952 generational saga stars Bruce...

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The Sophisticated Gents

as Mickey Mouse
First aired: 1981-09-29

The 25-year reunion of members of a black athletic-social club brings together nine of its...

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